At least 12 people have been killed after a cargo plane ran off the runway and burst into flames in Kentucky on Tuesday. The aircraft, which was operated by the American delivery company UPS, struck several buildings after one of its engines caught fire and fell off during takeoff. Officials fear the number of dead and injured could rise.
UPS flight 2976, an MD-11F cargo plane, crashed during takeoff at Louisville International Airport at around 17:15 local time on Tuesday, skidding off the runway and striking nearby buildings. It was bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, with three crewmembers aboard.
The aircraft burst into flames and at least two nearby businesses were hit by the wreckage, the state's governor Andy Beshear has said.
Kentucky Petroleum Recycling was struck "pretty directly", Beshear said, with a second business - Grade A Auto Parts - also impacted.
Unverified footage of the incident shows the plane was already engulfed in flames when it careered off the runway.
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